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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Curitiba, Paraná (state), Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

1668 - Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (church) built.
1693 - Village settlement named "Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais."
1721 - Village renamed "Curitiba."
1780 - Population: 2,949.
1854 - Curitiba becomes capital of Paraná.
1872 - Population: 12,651.^[1]
1874 - Arsenal built.
1886 - Passeio Público (Curitiba) [pt] (park) opens.^[2]
1890 - Population: 24,553.
1892 - Catholic Diocese of Curitiba established.
1893 - Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Luz [pt] built.
1900 - Population: 49,755.

20th century

1909 - Coritiba Foot Ball Club formed.
1912 - Federal University of Paraná established.
1919 - Gazeta do Povo newspaper begins publication.^[3]
1920 - Population: 78,986.
1924 - Clube Atlético Paranaense football team formed.
1947 - Estádio Vila Capanema (stadium) opens.
1950
- June: Part of 1950 FIFA World Cup held in city.
- Population: 138,178.^[4]
1951 - O Estado do Paraná [pt] newspaper begins publication.^[3]
1953 - Centro Cívico (Curitiba) [pt] inaugurated.
1954
- Biblioteca Pública do Paraná [pt] (library) building and Teatro Guaíra (theatre) open.
- Ney Braga [pt] becomes mayor.
1956 - Tribuna do Paraná [pt] newspaper begins publication.^[3]
1960 - Population: 356,830.
1962 - Japan Square (Curitiba) [pt] built.
1966 - Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba founded.^[5]
1967 - Flag design adopted.
1968 - Curitiba Master Plan adopted.^[6]
1970
- Paraná Contemporary Art Museum [pt] established.
- Population: 483,038 city; 583,857 urban agglomeration.^[7]
1971
- Teatro Paiol [pt] (theatre) opens.
- Jaime Lerner becomes mayor.^[8]
1972 - Rua XV de Novembro pedestrianized.^[8]
1973 - Curitiba Cultural Foundation [pt] established.^[2]
1974 - Rede Integrada de Transporte (transit system) begins operating.^[9]
1976 - Iguaçu Park opens.
1980
- 5 July: Catholic pope visits city.^[2]
- Population: 1,025,079.
1985 - Symphony Orchestra of Paraná [pt] founded.
1988 - Curitiba Metropolitan Museum of Art [pt] established.
1989
- City recycling program^[2] and Paraná Clube football team established.
- Perhappiness poetry event begins.[1]
1991
- Botanical Garden of Curitiba opens.^[10]
- Rua 24 Horas shopping mall in business.
- Population: 1,313,094.^[1]
1992
- Wire Opera House opens.^[8]
- World Cities Forum held in Curitiba.^[11]
- Bairro Novo developed.^[8]
1993 - Population: 1,364,320 (estimate).^[12]
1999 - Arena da Baixada opens.
2000 - Population: 1,586,848.

21st century

2002 - New Museum opens.
2003 - City designated an American Capital of Culture.^[2]
2008 - Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built and dedicated.
2010 - Population: 1,751,907.^[13]
2012 - 7 October: Curitiba 2012 municipal election [pt] held.
2013 - Gustavo Fruet [pt] becomes mayor.
2014 - June: Part of 2014 FIFA World Cup held in city.
2016 - 2 October: Curitiba 2016 municipal election [pt] held.

References

^ ^a ^b "Tabela 1.6 - População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais - 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 5 September 2018
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History of the City". Portal de Prefeitura de Curitiba. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
^ World Bank 2010.
^ Frontline 2003.
^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lubow 2007.
^ "How Curitiba's BRT stations sparked a transport revolution", The Guardian, A history of cities in 50 buildings, UK, 2015
^ "Garden Search: Brazil". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Curitiba Journal: The Road To Rio", New York Times, 28 May 1992
^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "2010 census". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010.

This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Brazil: Curityba", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
Frontline (2003), "Master Plan: History", Curitiba's Urban Experiment, USA: Public Broadcasting Service
Arthur Lubow (20 May 2007), "The Road to Curitiba", New York Times
"Curitiba". Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities. World Bank Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8213-8144-1.

in Portuguese

J.C.R. Milliet de Saint-Adolphe (1863), "Curitiba", Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do imperio do Brazil (in Portuguese), Paris: J. P. Aillaud, hdl:2027/wu.89006303085 – via Hathi Trust
Fábio Duarte; Kati Eliana Caetano (2007). Curitiba: do modelo à modelagem (in Portuguese). Annablume. ISBN 978-85-7419-734-0.

External links

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[IBGE2010-1] "Tabela 1.6 - População nos Censos Demográficos, segundo os municípios das capitais - 1872/2010", Sinopse do Censo Demografico 2010 (in Portuguese), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 5 September 2018

[historia-2] "History of the City". Portal de Prefeitura de Curitiba. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[europa2003yearbook-3] "Brazil: Directory". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.

[4] "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.

[FOOTNOTEWorld_Bank2010-5] World Bank 2010.

[FOOTNOTEFrontline2003-6] Frontline 2003.

[7] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[FOOTNOTELubow2007-8] Lubow 2007.

[9] "How Curitiba's BRT stations sparked a transport revolution", The Guardian, A history of cities in 50 buildings, UK, 2015

[botanic-10] "Garden Search: Brazil". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[11] "Curitiba Journal: The Road To Rio", New York Times, 28 May 1992

[12] United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[13] "2010 census". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2010.

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References

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